• COLLECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND PRESERVATION OF MEDICAL PLANTS


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The collection, identification and preservation of medical plants native in Enugu state were carried out between June and July 2005. Identification of local herbs as used in traditional medicine, was carried out through consultation with practitioners. These include the herbalist and aged natives. The specimen or plant sample were collected from various habitats like forest gardens, field within Enugu metropolis.References were however, made to other plants used in other part of Enugu. Collected specimen were classified and identified based on the key for identification of higher plants. It is ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE1.0     INTRODUCTION1.1     BACKGROUND INFORMATIONMedicinal plants are plants that have healing properties. The use of these plants for is called herbalism. Medicinal plants contain and produce a variety of chemical substances that act upon the body. Herbal medicine is the primitive man observed and appreciated the great diversity of plants available to him and the plants provided food and medicine to him.The medicinal uses of plant seen have been developed through observation of wild animals and by trial and error. As time went on each tribe, added the medic ... Continue Reading